Early thoughts on Oedipus...

Now that you're about halfway through the play, it's time to sit back and examine what you think.

In one paragraph, go back to Prologue and Parados and think about Oedipus's actions and statements. What sort of person and leader do you think he is? What evidence supports your thinking? Explain the significance of your evidence.

In the second paragraph, review Oedipus's actions and statements in Scenes 1-3. What do you think of him now? Why? Does he seem to have some sort of flaw (remember the 'tragic flaw' from your literary terms list?) that leads to certain behavior? Describe the evidence and explain the significance.

Your thoughts on The Sound of Waves

In one paragraph, respond to these questions: what are your thoughts about The Sound of Waves? How realistic is it? What is your favorite moment, so far?  

In a second paragraph: choose one of these three paragraphs topics and write a very clear, organized, well edited paragraph about the concept as it relates to you, not The Sound of Waves: 1) impact of nosy people on a situation  2) is gossip avoidable?  3) parents trying to help their kids and they make a situation more complicated instead.